At the NHRA Gator Nationals in Gainesville, Florida, celebrity drivers from drag racing’s golden era were present. One was Don “The Snake” Prudhomme. We chatted.

With some help from his family, python contractor Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever captured in the ...

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration planned to spend more than a billion dollars on the makeshift immigration detention facility.

The Florida Board of Governors has approved a statewide pause on hiring new H-1B visa workers across the state’s 12 public universities.

Florida conservation groups say they plan to sue after the federal government greenlit another development that threatens the ...

South Florida is already home to iguanas, crocodiles, and alligators, and all manner of dangerous animals (looking at you, Burmese pythons), but few likely know we also have dragons. Invasive species ...

Explore scenic hiking trails in Florida for 2026, from cypress swamps and coastal dunes to pine forests and wildlife-filled paths across the Sunshine State.

Here's how to plan a visit to Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp.

The yellow-bellied slider is a semiaquatic turtle, native to southeastern United States, where it is the most common turtle species. As the name suggests, they have a yellow belly that is buried under ...

The South Florida Water Management District is in its second year of managing a Python Removal Program. Winners win cash prizes.

Firefighters in Florida came to the rescue of a large, yellow pet python that slithered into the dashboard of a car and wouldn't come out.